Gakmesot suppostek



Nov. 3, 1942. 1

E. A. ROBERTSHAW GARMENT surromm Filed Sept. '25, 1941 Inventor Attorney Patented Nov. 3., 1942 uni-Tao STAT er oriFics 3 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in garment supporters more particularly to that type of garment supporters which, when in use, are adapted to be suspended from such garments as corsets, belts, suspenders, or similar articles in connection with which garment it is necessary to adjust the fastening devices to a desired position.

An important object of the present invention is to provide a garment supporter of this character by means of which garter straps may be detachably secured in a desired position to the lower edge of a girdle, corset, or the like, and in which the garment supporter may be detachably connected to both the garter strap as well as the girdle, or other garment so that the garment may be conveniently laundered, when desired.

A further object is to provide a device of this character of simple and practical construction,

which is efiicient and reliable in use, relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout and in which Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevational view showing the garment supporter in position attached to the lower edge of a girdle.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken substantially on a line 2--2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a plan View of one section of the garment supporter, and

Figure 4 is a similar view of the other section thereof.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numerals 5 and 6 designate a pair of cooperating clamping plates of substantially rectangular form and adapted for positioning fiatwise relative to each other, the plate 5 having a pair of lugs I projecting outwardly from each side edge thereof and bent inwardly in spaced relation from the surface of the plate to form guides for 55 slidably receiving the plate 5 whereby to retain the plates in cooperating engagement.

The plate 5 is formed adjacent its upper edge with a horizontal slot 8, the upper edge of the slot having relatively fine teeth 9 formed there- 55 in, while the lower edge of the slot is formed with relatively coarse teeth It... Below the slot 8 is anintennediateslot II and below the slot H is a lower slot [2, the lower edge of whichis provided with relatively coarse teeth H3.

The plate 6 is formed adjacent its upper edge with a horizontal slot l4 having coarse teeth I4 formed on its upper edge, the plate 6 also being formed with an intermediate slot l5 and a lower slot lb.

The teeth 9 and iii of the slot 8 are bent inwardly in a direction toward the plate ti, as shown to advantage in Figure 2 of the drawing, and the lower edge of the girdle, or other garment designated at IT, is adapted to be inserted between the upper edges of the plates 5 and 6 with the teeth 9 and It engaging the material of the garment to clamp the garment in position between said plates.

The garter strap 18 has its upper edge threaded through the front of the lower slot l6 of the rear plate 6, the strap then being passed upwardly and forwardly through the intermediate slot 15 and -through the lower slot l2 of the front plate 5. The strap is then passed rearwardly through the intermediate slot II and upper slot I l, when said last-named slots are substantially aligned, as shown in Figure 2 of the drawing, and the end of the strap is then passed downwardly behind the supporter and forwardly through the lower slot l6 of the plate 6.

It will be apparent that by sliding the plates 5 and 6 so as to remove the slots H and It out of alignment and also for moving the slots l2 and I5 out of alignment, that the teeth It and It will be forced into biting engagement with the garter strap and thus serve to retain the latter in adjusted position on the supporter.

By sliding the plates 5 and 6 so as to bring the respective slots into alignment, the garter strap may be easily removed from the respective slots and rep-laced when the same become worn.

Likewise by sliding the plate 5 upwardly above the upper edge of the plate 6, the girdle or other garment I? may be released from the teeth 9 and It) so as not to interfere with the washing or laundering of the garment.

It is believed the details of construction, advantages and manner of use of the device will be readily understood from the foregoing without further detailed explanation.

Having thus described the invention what I claim is:

1. A garment supporter comprising a pair of plates, means slidably connecting the plates in flatwise relation, each of said plates having horizontal slots, certain of said slots of each plate being adapted to register to receive a garment strap clamped in the slots against removal by relative sliding movement of the plates, the upper edges of the plates being adapted to receive the edge of a garment flatwise therebetween, and teeth on the edges of one of the slots adjacent the upper edge of one of the plates for biting into the garment, the other of said plates forming a backing plate against which the garment is held during biting action of the teeth.

2. A garment supporter comprising a pair of plates, means slidably connecting the plates in flatwise relation, each of said plates having horizontal slots, certain of said slots of each plate being adapted to register to receive a garment strap clamped in the slots against removal by relative sliding movement of the plates, the upper edges of the plates being adapted to receive the edge of a garment flatwise therebetween, and teeth on the edges of one of the slots adjacent the upper edge of one of the plates for biting into the garment, said teeth being inclined in a direction toward the other of said plates and said other plate and said teeth codperating to grip the garment therebetween.

3. A garment supporter comprising a pair of plates, guides on the side edges of one plate slidably receiving the other plate in flatwise en'- gagement, said plates having a plurality of spaced horizontal slots therein, and including upper, lower and intermediate slots, said lower and intermediate slots of said other plate being adapted to register with the intermediate and upper slots respectively of the said one plate to receive a strap threaded therethrough for clamping the strap against removal when the plates are moved to misalign the slots, said lower slot of the said one plate having teeth on its lower edge and adapted to receive and bite into the strap, the upper edges of the plates being adapted to receive the edge of a garment therebetween, and teeth on the upper and lower edges of the upper slot ofsaid other plate inclined toward the said one plate and adapted to bite into the garment.

EDGAR ALEXANDER ROBERTSHAW. 

